Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society presents

Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on wapato

wapato

wild potato

sqewth tthu snes.

nilh s’ulhtuns tthu hwulmuhwulh.
This used to be a food for the First Nations people.

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qw’uyi’lushulhp | Aspen

qw’uyi’lushulhp | Aspen

The leaves of this tree are said to dance, because of the way they move in the wind. This movement is due to the flat leaf stalks of this species, which allow the leaves to flutter in the slightest breeze.